Brazil's Serie A to wait on goalline technology

Brazil's Serie A will not adopt goalline technology until all stadiums are fitted with the necessary equipment, a top official has said.

The topic has been the subject of controversy after Goias forward Esquerdinha had a goal ruled out in his team's 0-2 loss to Santos Sunday, reports Xinhua.

Television replays showed the ball clearly crossed the goalline.

"This is an administrative issue," the vice president of Brazil's referee commission, Nilson de Souza told Sportv.

"We have 12 stadiums with this capability. That is part of the legacy of the (2014) World Cup. The problem is that in Sao Paulo there are four stadiums but only one of them has the system in place.

"Our view is that there has to be equality. It's not fair that one stadium has the equipment and another doesn't."

Goalline technology was used for the first time at a World Cup in Brazil this year.

A report by local newspaper Folha de S.Paulo estimated the cost of fitting the remainder of Brazil's top-flight stadiums with the necessary equipment at $280,000.